Ribbon Tape for Peak-less Cap Russian Army Sailor Naval Fleet Soviet USSR


The first tape in the Russian fleet appeared on the oilcloth hat of sailors in 1857 and not later than 1872 on caps. Up to this point, sailor's caps on the group had arranged for the wounded letters and figures that were painted or applied yellow fabric. In the 70 years of the XIX century. The Russian Navy introduced a black unmanned cap with a ribbon, on which the name of the naval command and the ship was written. The exact size, the shape of the letters on the ribbons, as well as the ribbons, were approved for all the Russian Navy on August 19, 1874. The Soviet fleet on the Red Fleet tape was approved in 1923.

Item Details:

Special tape its cover Soviet sailors are a tape Guardships, approved with the Guardards label in 1943. The Tape Guard ships have the ribbon "Order of Glory" colored with alternating bands of orange and black colors corresponding to the colors of St. George's ribbon (there is an indicator of 1769, which says that colors: orange - the color of the flame and black - the color of the gunpowder).

In addition, the tape was used to hold in a windy state, on the cap on the head - a tape, the ends of which were connected around the neck (or the tape clamped the teeth). The length of the ribbon was more than today's capless, and was about 160 cm.


In Russia and the USSR, the fleet had a cap with a black and white top. The black cover worn in the cold season, with a white top in the summer. Since the white top is very easily contaminated, it began to be made in the form of an easily removable coating (a similar design has a white IUD casing) that can be quickly removed and rinsed.

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  • Package includes 1 tape (tape) / length about 143 cm , width 3cm
  • Cap does not include